Weather Records on 15 January 1923

48 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 1923. Highest significance: Parkers Landing, US.

Key Facts for 15 January 1923

On 15 January 1923, 48 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 47 daily.
Parkers Landing set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 15 January 1923.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

48 stations

48 station records on 15 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

48 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 47.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 1923

Top 20 records on 15 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 1923	Parkers Landing, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 1923	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Portland, US	all-time snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Methven, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Plauen, DE	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Artern, DE	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Wiarton, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Coronga Peak, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Rutherglen, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1923	Rutherglen, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1923. 1923 had 48 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	34
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1